Terminlogy Flashcards
Deflagrate
Changing from a solid to a gas “burning” slowly
Detonate
Changing from a solid to a gas “instantly”
Numerator
Top number of a fraction
Denominator
Bottom number of a fraction
PI
Is 3.14 of a circle
Area
Two dimensional LxW
Cube
Is three dimensional LxWxH
Branch line
Connects charges to the line main and or ring main
Line main
Is a line that all branch lines tie into and can be primed/iniated at either end
Ring main
Just like a line main but is a circle is dual iniated meaning can detanate from either side
Charge
Is a number of explosives i.e. Four trees takes one block of TNT each you have four charges
Block/stick/brick
Single explosive
Priming knot
Det cord used to prime explosive at one end and the other end ties into line/ring main
Square knot
Used to tie det cord together
Non electric firing system
Consist of intiator m-60 or m-81 m-700 time fuse m-7 blasting cap